United States National Champions

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National Championship tournaments were held annually in the United States from 1994 through to 2011[1] and again in 2017 and 2018.[2] The winner of these events were named US Champion. Between 2012 and 2016 the title US Champion was given to the American player with the highest amount of Pro Points in a particular Pro Tour season.

List of Championships

Year Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Format Date Location Event pages
1994 Bo Bell[3] Don Smith[4] Alpha, Beta, Unlimited and Revised constructed[3] San Jose, California[5] 1994 US Nationals
1994 World Championships
1995 Mark Justice[3] Henry Stern[5] Mike Long[3] Peter Leiher[3] Type II (Standard) and Sealed[3] July 13-16, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[5] 1995 US Nationals
1995 World Championships
1996 Dennis Bentley[6] George Baxter[6] Mike Long[6] Matt Place[6] Type II (Standard) and Sealed[6] July 7-8, 1996[6] Columbus, Ohio[6] 1996 US Nationals
1996 World Championships
1997 Justin Gary[7] Kyle Bigos[8] Bob Maher Jeff Butz Standard and Rochester Draft[9] July 18-20, 1997[9] Columbus, Ohio[9] 1997 US Nationals
1997 World Championships
1998 Matt Linde[10] Mike Long[11] Jon Finkel[12] Bryce Currence[12] Standard and Booster Draft[13] July 2-4, 1998[14] Columbus, Ohio[14] 1998 World Championships
1999 Kyle Rose[3] John Hunka[15] Christopher Tobler[15] Zvi Mowshowitz[15] Standard and Rochester Draft[16] July 2-4, 1999[15] 1999 World Championships
2000 Jon Finkel[3] Chris Benafel[17] Aaron Forsythe[18] Frank Hernandez[18] Standard and Sealed[19] June 8-11, 2000[20] Orlando, Florida[20] 2000 World Championships
2001 Trevor Blackwell[21] Brian Hegstad[21] Eugene Harvey[21] David Bachmann[21] Standard and Rochester Draft[22] June 1-3, 2001[20] Orlando, Florida[20] 2001 World Championships
2002 Eugene Harvey[23] Eric Franz[23] Andrew Ranks[23] Alex Borteh[23] Standard and Booster Draft[23] May 31 - June 2, 2002[20] Orlando, Florida[24] 2002 World Championships
2003 Joshua Wagener[3] Gabe Walls[25] Justin Gary[25] Jordan Berkowitz[25] Standard and Rochester Draft[26] June 27-29, 2003[20] San Diego, California[27] 2003 World Championships
2004 Craig Krempels[28] Bill Stead[28] Ben Zoz[28] William Postlethwait[28] Standard and Booster Draft[28] June 18-20, 2004[20] Kansas City, Missouri[28] 2004 World Championships
2005 Antonino De Rosa[3] Neil Reeves[29] Jonathan Sonne[29] Michael Patnik[29] Standard and Booster Draft[30] August 12-14, 2005[20] Baltimore, Maryland[31] 2005 World Championships
2006 Paul Cheon[32] Benjamin Lundquist[32] Luis Scott-Vargas[32] Ben Zoz[32] Standard and Booster Draft[33] July 28-30, 2006[20] Atlanta, Georgia[32] 2006 World Championships
2007 Luis Scott-Vargas[3] Thomas Drake[34] Michael Bennett[34] Michael Jacob[34] Standard and Booster Draft[35] July 26-29, 2007[20] Baltimore, Maryland[36] 2007 World Championships
2008 Michael Jacob[3] Sam Black[37] Paul Cheon[37] Marsh Usary[37] Standard and Booster Draft[38] August 1-3, 2008[20] Chicago, Illinois[37] 2008 World Championships
2009 Charles Gindy[39] Adam Yurchick[39] Todd Anderson[40] Brad Nelson[40] Standard and Booster Draft[41] July 23-26, 2009[40] Kansas City, Missouri[40] 2009 World Championships
2010 Josh Utter-Leyton[42] Anthony Eason[42] John Kolos[42] David Ochoa[42] Standard and Booster Draft[43] August 19-22, 2010[43] Minneapolis, Minnesota[43] 2010 World Championships
2011 Ali Aintrazi[44] David Ochoa[44] Haibing Hu[44] Brandon Nelson[44] Standard and Booster Draft[44] August 4-7, 2011[45] Indianapolis, Indiana[45] 2011 World Championships

World Magic Cup era

Year Pro Points Champion Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3 Event pages
2012 Brian Kibler[46] Alex Binek[46] Luis Scott-Vargas[46] Joe Pennachio[46] 2012 World Magic Cup
2012 Pro Tour Season
2013 Josh Utter-Leyton[47] Jason Gulevich[47] Joe Spanier[47] Daniel Cecchetti[47] 2013 World Magic Cup
2012–13 Pro Tour Season
2014 Owen Turtenwald Isaac Sears Andrew Baeckstrom Neal Oliver 2014 World Magic Cup
2013–14 Pro Tour Season
2015 Mike Sigrist[48] Joel Sadowsky[48] Tom Martell[48] Neal Oliver[48] 2015 World Magic Cup
2014–15 Pro Tour Season
2016 Owen Turtenwald[49] Soohwang Yeem[49] Lee Marino[49] Kevin Jones[49] 2016 World Magic Cup
2015–16 Pro Tour Season

List of Championships, continued

Year Pro Points Champion National Champion Runner-up Format Date Location Event pages
2017 Reid Duke[50] Oliver Tomajko[50] Gerry Thompson[50] Standard and Booster Draft[50] October 14-15, 2017[50] Richmond, Virginia[50] 2017 World Magic Cup
2018 Seth Manfield[51] Dylan Brown[52] Justin Andrus[52] Standard and Booster Draft[52] June 30 - July 1, 2018[52] Columbus, Ohio[52] 2018 World Magic Cup

References

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